Buffalo at Miami

Comments: There’s no truth to the rumors the Bills are aiming to set the NFL record for most starting QBs in a season (Matt Flynn would be No. 4) . . . Bills RB Fred Jackson has a rushing TD in three of last four games . . . Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill is 80 of 128 for 893 yards and 7 TDs in his last four games . . . Buffalo LB Kiki Alonso has a team-high 66 tackles . . . Miami’s Brandon Gibson has 24 receptions, 15 for first downs . . . Dolphins are 14-10 coming off bye weeks since 1990 . . . Player to watch: Bills’ C.J. Spiller has rushed for 320 yards in past three vs. Dolphins.

Houston at Kansas City

Time: 4:25 p.m. Line: Chiefs by 6½.

Records: Texans 2-4 (0-6 vs. spread), Chiefs 6-0 (5-1 vs. spread).

Comments: There is some good news in Houston: RB Arian Foster (AFC-high 531 rushing yards) is still a beast. That’s about it, though . . . Plenty of good news in KC: RB Jamaal Charles has collected at least 100 scrimmage yards in six straight games . . . LB Justin Houston, who plays for Kansas City (sorry for the confusion), has 19½ sacks since 2012 . . . For the record, Kansas City was my favorite room at the Hilltop (R.I.P.) . . . Player to watch: KC’s Dwayne Bowe had six catches for 108 yards and two TDs in last game vs. Texans.

Denver at Indianapolis

Time: 8:30 p.m., NBC Line: Broncos by 6½.

Records: Broncos 6-0 (3-3 vs. spread), Colts 4-2 (3-3 vs. spread).

Comments: Broncos’ Peyton Manning has thrown a league-high 22 TD passes this season. As a Colt, he threw 399 of them. Oh, and he also threw for 54,828 yards, collected four MVP awards, and a Super Bowl ring . . . Colts QB Andrew Luck is 9-2 with 17 TDs and 6 INTs in the House that Peyton Built . . . Denver’s Wes Welker is 42 receiving yards shy of 9,000 . . . Since 2012, Indy’s Trent Richardson has 13 rushing TDs . . . Player to watch: Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno had 3 TDs last week and at least one in three straight.

St. Louis at Carolina

Time: 1 p.m. Line: Panthers by 7.

Records: Rams 3-3 (2-4 vs. spread), Panthers 2-3 (2-3 vs. spread).

Comments: Carolina’s Cam Newton has passed for 805 yards and 7 TDs in winning three of his last four games at home . . . St. Louis’s Sam Bradford threw for 3 TDs and had a career-high 134.5 passer rating last week . . . Austin powers: Rams WR Tavon Austin leads NFC rookies with 24 catches and WR Austin Pettis has 4 TDs in last five . . . Player to watch: Panthers DE Greg Hardy has 12 sacks in his last 14 games.

Chicago at Washington

Time: 1 p.m. Line: Even.

Records: Bears 4-2 (1-4-1 vs. spread), Redskins 1-4 (1-4 vs. spread).

Comments: Da Bears lead the all-time slate, 20-19-1, but Redskins have dominated lately, winning 10 of 12 and four straight . . . Washington’s Alfred Morris has rumbled for 571 yards and 6 TDs in his last five home games . . . Bears have yet to allow a fourth-quarter TD . . . Redskins’ Pierre Garcon has at least 6 catches in every game this season . . . Player to watch: Chicago’s Brandon Marshall has 47 receptions in his past six October games.

Tampa Bay at Atlanta

Comments: Atlanta’s Matty “Ice’’ Ryan is 34-7 in home starts. He has won 12 of his last 15 at home but has lost his last two at the Georgia Dome (to the Patriots and Jets) . . . Tampa Bay’s Doug Martin has rushed for 3 TDs in last two vs. Falcons . . . Atlanta TE Tony Gonzalez has 22 catches for 246 yards and 2 TDs in his last two . . . Player to watch: Buccaneers’ Vincent Jackson leads active players with 17.7-yard average per catch (370 receptions, 6,544 yards).

Baltimore at Pittsburgh

Time: 4:25 p.m. Line: Steelers by 2½.

Records: Ravens 3-3 (4-2 vs. spread), Steelers 1-4 (1-4 vs. spread).

Comments: Though the Steelers lead the series, 19-15, the Ravens have won three straight at Heinz Field . . . Baltimore has won 13 of 15 vs. AFC North foes . . . Ben Roethlisberger is 3 TD passes away from joining Terry Bradshaw (212) as the only Steelers QBs with 200 . . . Pittsburgh LB LaMarr Woodley has at least 1 sack in four of five games this season . . . Player to watch: Ravens LB Terrell Suggs has 13½ sacks vs. Steelers.

Minnesota at NY Giants

Time:
Monday, 8:40 p.m., ESPN Line: Giants by 3½.

Records: Vikings 1-4 (2-3 vs. spread), Giants 0-6 (1-5 vs. spread).

Comments: This quite possibly is the most miserable “Monday Night Football” matchup in history . . . The Giants are minus-16 in takeaways . . . Jints’ Eli Manning has started 141 straight games and is 7-4 on “MNF” . . . Josh Freeman gets his chance to be the Vikings’ QB (Christian Ponder and Matt Cassel had their chances) . . . Player to watch: Giants’ Victor Cruz has 14 catches for 261 yards and 2 TDs in his last two “MNF’ games.